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Wales Audit Office probe into Bryn’s pay-off
THE WALES AUDIT OFFICE is planning to examine the details of a pay-off worth more than £330,000 to Pembrokeshire council’s chief executive, Bryn Parry-Jones.
Bryn Parry-Jones will leave following a row over cash payments made to him in lieu of pension contributions, which was initiated by a special report in The Pembrokeshire Herald last year. The payments were later judged by the Wales Audit Office to be unlawful.
However, East Williamston’s councillor, Jacob Williams, has told media that the pay-off includes £16,695 compensation for breach of contract over missed pension contributions.
Pembrokeshire County Council has refused to confirm the full terms of the severance deal agreed.
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Charge relates to incident in the town last weekend
A PEMBROKE DOCK man has been sent to the Crown Court for trial after appearing before magistrates accused of assault causing actual bodily harm.
Darren Markes, aged 47, of High Street, Pembroke Dock, appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday (Dec 15).
The court heard that Markes is charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, contrary to the Offences Against the Person Act.
The charge relates to an alleged incident on Friday (Dec 13) in Pembroke Dock, when it is alleged that Markes assaulted a woman, causing her actual bodily harm.
No plea was entered at the hearing.
Due to the seriousness of the allegation, magistrates declined jurisdiction and ordered that the case be sent to the Crown Court for trial under the Crime and Disorder Act.
Markes was remanded on conditional bail. Conditions include:
- Not contacting a witness, directly or indirectly
- Reporting to Pembroke Dock police station every Wednesday between 12:00pm and 2:00pm
- Living and sleeping each night at his home address
He is due to appear at Swansea Crown Court on Thursday (Jan 16) at 9:30am for a plea and trial preparation hearing.
Alleged incident said to have taken place on Bridge Street
AN ABERYSTWYTH man has denied a charge of criminal damage relating to an alleged incident in Cardigan.
Ricky Myers, aged 27, of Jasper House, Aberystwyth, appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday (Dec 15).
The court heard that Myers is accused of criminal damage to property valued under £5,000, contrary to the Criminal Damage Act 1971.
The charge relates to an incident on Saturday (Aug 24, 2024) at Manchester House on Bridge Street, Cardigan, where it is alleged that a window at the Cardigan Gallery was damaged. The property is said to belong to Peter Austin.
Myers pleaded not guilty to the allegation.
Magistrates adjourned the case for further case management, and Myers was remanded on conditional bail, with a condition that he live and sleep each night at his home address.
He is due to return to court at Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (Dec 17) at 2:00pm.
Harassment charge and three assaults among cases listed for Llanelli court
A PEMBROKE DOCK man has been remanded in custody ahead of sentencing after admitting a series of offences, including harassment and assaults.
Tony Brundrett, aged 21, of Kavanagh Court, Pembroke Dock, appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday (Dec 15).
The court heard Brundrett has pleaded guilty to harassment without violence, contrary to the Protection from Harassment Act. The charge alleges that between Tuesday (Sep 17) and Thursday (Oct 31) at Spring View, Pembroke Dock, he pursued a course of conduct amounting to harassment of a female, including attending her home address and contacting her by text message.
He has also admitted assault by beating against the same female, alleged to have taken place on Wednesday (May 21) at Spring View, Pembroke Dock, and a further assault by beating against a second female on Thursday (Oct 30), also at Spring View.
Magistrates were additionally told that Brundrett faces a further allegation of common assault against a third female, said to have occurred on Tuesday (Dec 9) at Kavanagh Court, Pembroke Dock. No plea was recorded to that matter in the register entry.
Brundrett has also pleaded guilty to a number of offences linked to an incident in Haverfordwest on Saturday (Nov 16). These include:
- Aggravated vehicle taking, involving a Vauxhall Corsa, with damage caused before recovery
- Using a motor vehicle without insurance
- Driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence
- Criminal damage, involving a window belonging to Pembrokeshire County Council
He was remanded in custody, with the next hearing listed at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (Dec 31) at 10:00am.
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Ieuan
October 21, 2014 at 7:37 am
Time for Jamie Adams and the rest of the IPPG and whoever else to jump the sinking ship, the rats giving him a pension boost from OUR money, they are all a disgrace and traitors to the people they serve!
Barrie Williamson
October 21, 2014 at 8:10 pm
Screaming Lord Sutches party is alive and well living in our county hall. The party is now lead by Screaming Lord Adams, it looks to me like the Lunatics have finally taken over the Asylum. Lord Adams and his 28 sheep should hang thier heads in shame giving Bryn Parry Jones £330,000 of our money instead of sacking him for gross misconduct to the staff and councillors who toil away for the residents of Pembrokeshire. If I had behaved in the same manner as him I would have been sacked and my pension frozen. To the 29 people with no back bone I suggest you take a photograph of your council seats because you wont see them after the next Election.
Western Welsh
October 22, 2014 at 3:01 pm
Whatever happened to the ethos of public service? Self-service seems to take its place when the Independents come to town!
Fechan
October 23, 2014 at 5:29 pm
Parry-Jones’ tenure has been a disaster from beginning to end. The public money that has been wasted by him and his devastation of Haverfordwest are legendary and an absolute disgrace. Those that voted for a secret ballot and payoff for this despot should never ever be trusted again. I think most people would have paid an extra 2% in Council Tax to take the disciplinary procedure to its full conclusion and expose all the grime and mess that this despot has collected to the whole of Wales.
The fatuous statements that were made about coliseum politics by certain persons were nauseating. This a question of principle and at the very least those that voted should ALL have canvased their electorate closely.
I am afraid that the Ethos of this Council gets worse and worse and will never improve until the Cabal at the top is disbanded. They are the reason for his longevity until now. What right anyway, does Adams have to negotiate a deal with this person, in private. If it’s in the rules, then it needs changing.
Some people in this council have behaved disgracefully and are not fit for purpose.